时态练习

时态练习
1.-where ________ the recorder?I can’t see it anywhere.
-I _______ it right here,but now it’s gone.
A.did you put; have put B.have you put; put
C.had you put; have put D.were you putting; have put
2.-When ________ again?
-When he _____,I’ll let you know.
A.he comes; come B.will he come; will come
C.haven’t known; are D.will he come; comes
3.They asked me to have a drink with them.I said that it was at least ten years since I _______ a good drink.
A.had enjoyed B.was enjoying
C.enjoyed D.had been enjoying
4.–Come in,Peter.I want to show you something.
-Oh,how nice of you!I ______ you ________ to bring me a gift.
A.never think; are going B.never thought; were going
C.didn’t think; were going D.had been broken into; stolen
5.The police found that the house _____ and a lot of things _______.
A.has broken into; has been stolen B.had broken into; had been stolen
C.has been broken into; stolen D.had been broken into; stolen
6.–We could have walked to the station.It was so near.
- Yes,taxi ______ at all necessary.
A.wasn’t B.hadn’t been C.serves D.served
7.If city noises ______ from increasing,people _______ shout to be heard even at the dinner table 20 years from now.
A.are not kept; will have to B.are not kept; have to
C.do not keep; will have to D.was slipping; looked
8.The last time I ______ Jane she ______ cotton in the fields.
A.had seen; was picking B.saw; picked
C.had seen; picked D.saw; was picking
9.In some parts of the world,tea ___ with milk and sugar.
A.is serving B.is served C.serves D.served
10.The pen I ___ I _______ is on my desk,right under my nose.
A.think; lost B.thought; had lost
C.think; had lost D.had they known; got
11.– Your phone number again?I _____ quite catch it.
- It’s 9568442.
A.didn’t B.couldn’t C.don’t D.can’t
12.Helen ___her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ___home.
A.has left; comes B.left; had come
C.had left; came D.had left; would come
13.Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to _____.
A.be put up B.give in C.be turned on D.go out
14.They _______ the train until it disappeared in distance.
A.saw B.watched C.noticed D.observed
15.--- Sorry,Joe.I didn’t mean to…
--- Don’t call me “Joe”.I’m Mr.Parker to you,and ____ you forget it!
A.do B.didn’t C.did D.don’t
16.News reports say peace talks between the two countries _______ with no agreement reached.
A.have broken down B.have broken out
C.have broken in D.have broken up